Linksys WMP55AG manual Instant Wireless Series, Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter

Instant Wireless® Series

5.Next you will choose a wireless mode for your network. Click the Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want your wireless computers to network with computers on your wired network using an access point. Click the Ad-Hoc Mode radio button if you want multiple wireless computers to network directly with each other.

In the SSID field, enter the SSID of your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the network. The default setting is linksys (all lowercase). Click the Next button.

Figure 5-4

Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter

6.If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go to Step 7 now. If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, the Ad-Hoc Mode Setting screen, shown in Figure 5-5, will appear.

Note: If you chose 5GHz + 2.4GHz in Step 4 for connection to both 802.11a and 54g networks, then go to Step 6. The Adapter will auto- matically select the best channel for you.

The channel you choose should match the channel set on the other devices in your wireless network. Select the channel you plan to use for your 802.11a or 54g network from the appropriate drop-down menu. If you want the net- work to automatically choose a channel for you, then select Auto.

Click the Next button to continue.

Figure 5-5

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